He and his second brother often drove around in their cars and saw more. It was a decision they made after discussing it. Now is really not a good time to take their wives and children to live in the city.
Grandma Qian glanced at her daughters-in-law: "Second son's wife, third son's wife, what do you think?"
She wouldn't stop her two daughters-in-law from going if they wanted to, but they couldn't take the children with them. She and her husband would feel more at ease leaving the children at home.
Second Aunt glanced at Third Aunt, who nodded. Only then did Second Aunt speak: "Then we won't go. My sister-in-law and I were thinking that if the whole family went to the city, life would definitely be tight. We don't have city residency, so we'd have to rely on our family for food."
“It’s just you and Dad left. How can you have the strength to do heavy work to support such a large family? We should continue as before, so that the children can go to school and we can stay at home and take good care of the family.”
"When the second and third kids come back to visit during their holidays, it's good that they're like before. The two of us can still earn work points while staying at home, which will reduce a lot of our burden."
To be fair, the driver's salary isn't low, and it's not too difficult to support a family of four. However, life would definitely be tight, so it's better to keep things as they are and make things easier for both sides. Their family's life is considered quite good in the village.
“Okay, as long as you’ve thought it through, you won’t have to worry about food as long as you work in the village. The younger ones even get a per capita grain allowance, so our subsidies will be less.”
Old Qian spoke up: "Let's leave it at that for now. We'll talk about other things once things have settled down in the city. Erdan, it's getting late. Aren't you going to the Zhou family? Have your third uncle go with you."
If you bring your things during the day, people will easily gossip if they see you. It's better to go at night, when it's cold and no one is out wandering around.
"Okay, I'll go now."
As Qian Xiao walked, she was still thinking about whether her father had received the letter she wrote, and how her two younger brothers were doing. She hoped they wouldn't follow others' nonsense. The time was so tight and worrying. Her two younger brothers would graduate from high school in another six months, and if they stopped attending school, they wouldn't even get their diplomas.
Military compound
The Qian family of four read Qian Xiao's letter by the light in the room. San Dan read the contents of the letter to his parents. After they finished reading, the four of them sat together and talked.
"San Dan, how's your school?" The couple hadn't really paid much attention to these things; who would have thought it would affect the school as well?
San Dan shook his head: "Our school is quite peaceful, without any of this messy stuff, but I did hear that some people went to other schools to cause trouble."
Qian Jiefang nodded. After all, his two sons were attending military academies, and such messy things would absolutely not be allowed to happen in the military.
"Listen to your eldest sister, don't get involved with those people. Just focus on your studies. You'll graduate in six months. Have you thought about what you want to do?"
If you join the army, it's fine, but if you want to find a job, it will be difficult, since they don't have much contact with the local area, and they can't find suitable people even if they want to.
The two boys looked at each other, and the third boy spoke up: "We both want to join the army." They just didn't know if they could get their wish. Few kids in the compound didn't want to join the army, after all, that's the environment they lived in.
Qian Jiefang glanced at his wife. They only had two sons, and if they both went to join the army, it would be too dangerous. He wondered if his wife could handle it.
Li Guizhi was definitely reluctant to let him go; joining the army was too dangerous. But her son's own thoughts were also important: "Why are you looking at me?"
"You agree to both sons joining the army?"
Li Guizhi looked at her two sons and said, "Have you thought this through? You've all seen how tough it is to be a soldier, and it's dangerous too; you could lose your life."
“Mom, we’ve thought it through. Si Dan and I both like being soldiers, and we know that being a soldier is hard and dangerous, but someone has to do it, right? That’s why neither of us can be here to take care of you.”
These words made Li Guizhi laugh: "I'm still young, why should I need you to be filial? Besides, I still have your eldest sister. Your eldest sister alone is more filial than both of you."
"You guys think it would be great if your eldest sister came here to work, then I could see her more often. I wonder how she is doing now. I haven't seen her for almost two years. I don't know if she can come over for Chinese New Year this year?"
My biggest worry is my own daughter; I miss her terribly since she's never around.
Three eggs, four eggs... what? The two of us can't even beat one big sister. This old lady is so biased. But they're not jealous. They miss their big sister too.
"Mom, how about we go back home for Chinese New Year this year? I miss my grandparents too."
Li Guizhi glanced at her husband. The three of them could leave at any time, but she didn't know if her husband would have a vacation.
“I’ll go back and switch shifts with someone else. I’ll go back this year and take his place next year.”
If both sons want to join the army, they definitely won't be able to stay together. Once they leave, it's uncertain when they'll be able to come back. It's good to go back and visit them before they leave.
"Okay, if you two have made up your minds, I'll get started on the arrangements. If you both want to join the army, you definitely won't be able to stay with me, and it's hard to say where you'll end up."
San Dan and Si Dan exchanged a glance, both with smiles on their faces. This was their dream. They had thought that one of them would have to stay, but they didn't expect their parents to agree so readily.
They both agreed that neither of them could regret or complain about staying. Now it's just a matter of whether they can pass the medical exam and go for it.
"If you all want to join the army, you need to discipline yourselves for the last six months. Otherwise, if anything happens, you won't even pass the political background check. Remember that?"
The two boys nodded quickly. They knew all this, so they never got involved in other things and just studied diligently at school. Their older sister had said that even in the military, there was a difference between soldiers who were educated and those who were not.
Although they can't be said to be academically outstanding, they are still among the good ones.
"Alright, everyone disperse. It's settled then. Go home for Chinese New Year this year and I'll register you both when we're recruiting next spring. You'll need to intensify your physical training; you can't be a soldier without a good physique."
Ever since their daughter discovered the abilities of the second son of the Zhang family that year, these children in the army have never stopped training. Every holiday they train with the soldiers. It has to be said that every one of these children is outstanding and capable talents.
"We know that Dad practices the boxing techniques that Brother Sun taught us every day." The two boys have grown up and no longer call him Brother Chengcheng, because it sounds childish. Now they all call him Brother Sun Kaicheng.
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